"See, I told you it wouldn't be that hard!" Takao smirked at Midorima as he slowly pulled the car into the driveway in front of them.

"You nearly killed 3 people and almost crashed into another car." Midorima was glaring at Takao and was secretly glad the terrible ride was over. He had been horrified the entire time. He was convinced he was going to die because of his guardian. However, Takao had been smiling and completely oblivious to the horror he was causing.

"They shouldn't have been in the way then." The black-haired male shrugged as he put the car in park.

"You... That's not... I will be driving home. You will not ever drive a car again."

"Awe! Come on Shin, don't be so mean. It was fun!"

"Be silent." Both males then got out of the car, one of them pouting, and began to walk to the large home in front of them. It looked quite expensive, like someone famous or very important lived there. It truly looked more like a mansion than a house. "Whose home is this?"

"You'll see," Takao smirked once more and began to pull Midorima along with him. The green-haired male was unsure about the situation but allowed himself to be guided by the male.

"This better not get me killed."

"You worry too much."

"You don't worry enough." Ignoring Midorima, Takao knocked on the door. A few moments went by before footsteps could be heard approaching the door. The large wooden door in front of them then opened, revealing a familiar face to Midorima.

"Midorima?"

"Kasamatsu?" The two former co-workers stared at each other in disbelief. The shorter one hadn't seen or heard from the other since Midorima was fired and stopped answering his phone.

"Hey there Kazu!" A yellow-haired male quickly jogged to the door. He had a huge smile on his face.

"Ryouta! It's been so long!" The black-haired male hugged the blond, ignoring the two confused men.

"Kise, what is going on?" Kasamatsu demanded, confused about the situation.

"Well, I told you that old friends were coming for a special event."

"I thought you meant that the others I've already met were coming over."

"Takao! What is going on?" Midorima pulled his black-haired companion to him to explain the situation. He was more irritated than confused.

"Why don't you two come in, then we'll explain." The yellow-haired male motioned for the others to follow him and then walked away. Midorima and Takao were led to a large living room with an equally large, pure white sectional sofa. "Do either of you want anything to drink? The others will be here soon."

"Water please." Takao responded, just as Midorima said, "No."

"So, water for both." With that, Kise left the room and headed to the kitchen, Takao decided to follow him to begin the catching up with his old friend.

"Others?"

"Kise invited a few of our other friends as well. They'll be important people you're going to meet." Kasamatsu calmly explained. With how calm the male was now, he was clearly used to Kise causing sudden surprises.

"What exactly is going on?"

"Kise Ryouta, that loud blond, is my guardian angel. He doesn't really seem like an angel, but he is." Kasamatsu explained simply. He then looked towards the kitchen where both the guardians were and began to speak again. "That guy is your guardian, so I hear."

"Guardian demon to be exact."

"I see. Well, you'll be meeting others as well. Oh, I also heard you know about the band Takao is in. Kise is a part of it as well."

"I think I expected you to say that. He seems like the type who enjoys being in the spotlight." Kasamatsu chuckled at Midorima's comment. However, once the green-haired male opened his mouth to speak, the humor faded. "What is your relationship with Kise?"

"Uh..."

"Shin here!" Takao and Kise's sudden reappearance halted any responses. Takao handed the cup of water to his green-haired companion and then sat next to him.

"What were you two talking about?" The yellow-haired male inquired curiously.

"I told him about you and how you're in the band with Kazu."

"Did you tell him we're lovers?"

"No!" Kasamatsu couldn't help it as his face began to turn red from embarrassment.

"He had not gotten to that quite yet," Midorima responded as he took a drink of the water he was given.

"Oh, you're not bothered by that, right?" Kise wasn't too concerned, but he wasn't going to be happy if his best friend (Takao) was protecting someone close-minded.

"Why would I be bothered by that? Whatever you do in private is none of my concern. I'll only be annoyed if you become too sappy in front of me. However, that stands for any couple." He looked annoyed already as he responded, but it was a good enough answer. "Besides, I already knew Kasamatsu was gay."

"Wait what?!" The shorter black-haired male chocked on his water, causing the blond to worry and move closer to him.

"I caught you making out with someone 3 years ago after that birthday party you forced me to attend."

"Kise! You told me you were sure no one saw us!"

"Oops?" Kise received a smack for his comment. The two lovers began to bicker as Takao chuckled.

"They are so in love, aren't they Shin?" Takao leaned against Midorima much to his annoyance.

"That is love? Seems quite dysfunctional." This caused the black-haired demon to burst out into laughter.

"And what are you laughing about?" Kasamatsu's anger was put towards Takao, causing him to go silent instantly. Just then a knock at the door rang out in the large home.

"That must be the others!" Kise quickly fled to the door, which was out of sight. A minute of incoherent chatter later and the male reappeared with a group following behind him.

"That's a lot of people," Midorima muttered to himself. Takao made a squealing noise before pouncing on the group. A lot of cheerful greetings were heard before Takao finally turned back to the green-haired male.

"So, everyone this is my human, Midorima Shintarou." The demon spoke loudly for all of them to heard. "Shin this is..." He took a step away to allow the group to begin introducing themselves.

"I'm Momoi Satsuki." The only female of the group announced. Her voice and personality were as bright as her pink hair. "I'm a guardian angel and a member of the band Ki and Kazu are in. It's been a few months since we've last all met up though."

"I'm Aomine Daiki, a guardian demon." The blue-haired male said next from the pink-haired female's side. "This is Kagami Taiga, my guardian angel lover." He was referring to the redhead who was just as tall as he was that was standing next to him.

"I'm Dai's guardian and he's in the band too!" The female noted happily.

"A demon gets a guardian?" Midorima was confused but the next person began to speak. He was a huge male with purple hair.

"My name is Murasakibara Atsushi. I'm a human and work as a pastry maker."

"I'm his guardian angel, Himuro Tatsuya. I'm the final member of the band." The black-haired male next to the purple giant spoke up. He had only one eye visible with a mole under it.

"Hello Shintarou, it's been a while." A shorter red-haired male began to talk next. His voice caused chills to run down Midorima's spine. The being was someone he'd met only once, but left an impression on him, and not a good one. "You remember me, correct? I'm Akashi Seijurou. I'm a demon and I guard no one."

"Of course you don't..." Midorima scowled at the red-haired male. "Is that the last one?"

"I haven't gone yet." The sudden voice caused the green-haired male to jolt slightly. He looked towards an even shorter male with light blue hair. "I'm Kuroko Tetsuya. I'm a human and work as a preschool teacher."

"So, now that the introductions are done, everyone find a seat." Kise declared before returning to his place next to Kasamatsu. Takao also returned to his place, which was right next to his human and in the green-haired male's opinion, uncomfortably close for Midorima's tastes. Even so, Midorima made no move to shove the demon away from him.

"So, how long have you known about the demon and angel stuff?" Momoi excitedly asked the green-haired male.

"Today only a few hours ago."

"Oh wow. Kazu didn't you think you should have waited to introduce all of us to him? What if he gets overwhelmed?" Kise muttered horrified by his best friend's actions.

"No way! Shin is no delicate flower. He can handle all the sudden changes, can't you?" Takao turned to the human next to him. Midorima only glared at him in return.

"He looks more pissed off than anything," Aomine noted from his place between Kagami and the only female.

"That's his usual face. Then again, I'm not sure if he can feel anything other than anger." Kasamatsu commented simply.

"I am capable of feeling every emotion anyone else can feel. I just choose not to." Midorima's statement caused quite a few people to chuckle. He wasn't sure if he was alright with it or not, but he decided to let it go.

"So, what else did Kazu tell you? Anything about your original guardian?" It was the female once again asking the question. Midorima took a moment to think about his conversations with his demon before answering. He'd been so overwhelmed at that time so he never got a good chance to go over all Takao had told him.

"He informed me that my original guardian was a coward who was more interested in herself than protecting me. Along with something about breaking a law." The green-haired male recalled. It had only been a few hours ago, but it felt like days since then.

"I see. Kazu, why didn't you tell him the whole story?" At the female's question, Takao looked down at his feet. "You must have been embarrassed."

"Yeah, since you seriously had to fight her to become his guardian," Aomine spoke next, chuckling as he did so.

"What do you mean?" Midorima was now confused once again.

"Who wants to explain? It's too much work for me." The blue-haired male was scolded for being so lazy by the red-haired male next to him.

"I can explain unless Kazu wants to?" Momoi was clearly eager to keep talking and Takao had no interest in speaking at that moment, due to his embarrassment.

"Satsuki, just tell the man the story."

"I was about to Dai, so shut it!" She glared at her companion before looking to Midorima. "Your previous guardian was an angel named Hiretsuna. As beautiful and kind as she acted, anyone who knew her was well aware how bad she was. She had someone else to guard before you were born, and she neglected them so much they ended up dying far too early then they were supposed to."

"She also tricked other angels, causing them to get into trouble. Some even were exiled due to her actions." Himuro explained as he shook his head in disbelief.

"When she became your guardian, she decided to toy with your life any chance she got. She'd cause certain things to happen or stop others. She saw you as a game."

"It was only after she caused you to meet a demon like me, that Kazunari decided to get involved." It was now Akashi speaking, however, it was less unsettling now.

"Yeah, as Aomine said before, Kazu had to fight her. She was trying to mess with your life in terrible ways. She even allowed you to go to that shrine when she knew it was cursed. The only reason Kazu didn't stop it was she locked him up." Kise exclaimed, infuriated at the memory.

"He was watching over you in secret for many years without permission so once she found out, she lashed out at him." The female, who was annoyed with the others for telling parts of the story, regained control and was speaking again. "Kazu was locked in a demon sealing cage. He was finally able to be set free by his own power alone. When he saw you were about to die he was able to break out."

"When she says many years of watching you, she means it!" Aomine laughed out, only to be hit with a pillow thrown by Takao.

"Stop that! The story is over, Shin has heard enough!" He was trying to hide it, but he was clearly extremely embarrassed.

"Just how long?" Midorima was honestly curious now. He only got Takao panicky telling the others to remain silent. He'd gotten so worked up that he ended up out of his seat.

"We met when you were in the middle school, so since then." Saying that was the only one who wouldn't be silenced by anyone, Akashi.

"That's a very long time..."

"Shin, don't listen to him! He's-" Takao was stopped by Akashi slowly looking over at him. The black-haired demon sighed before sitting back down in his seat. "He's right. It has been that long."

"Interesting..." The green-haired male's comment concerned Takao, but he quickly forgot. Once the serious conversation was over, the whole group began chatting. They told stories about the old days but focused their stories about Takao and his life. The band members spent time discussing reuniting the band and starting it up again.

As it began to get later in the night, the group exchanged numbers and Midorima willingly participated. He hadn't been too sure of the whole thing at first, but he wasn't completely against the group. He wouldn't say be made friends, just close acquaintances. Either way, Takao was overjoyed with how well his human got along with his friends. With how Midorima can be, he wasn't sure how cooperative the male could be.

"It was great seeing you all again! We need to meet up more!" Takao called back to everyone as he and Midorima were leaving Kasamatsu and Kise's home.

"It was nice to meet you Mido!" Momoi called out causing the male to scowl at the nickname. He ignored the others and headed right to the driver's side. Takao lingered behind, but eventually caught up and entered the passenger side door.

"This turned out to be a great day, huh Shin."

"I suppose it could have been gone worse." The response caused Takao to light up. It was probably the best response he'd ever get, so he was thrilled. The way back to Midorima's home was peacefully quiet. Takao knew he'd put Midorima through so much that day, so he wanted to be kind and stay silent for a little bit. The green-haired male said nothing but was grateful for the male's silence. Even though he spoke no words, Takao knew his feelings and couldn't help smiling to himself.